Resume

• 2005

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Dissertation: Finding Home: Geographical links between paid and unpaid work for transnational care\nworkers in Toronto’s suburbs.\n

  Geography

  York University

  Mental Health First Aid

  Mental Health Commission of Canada

  Trauma-informed Care Training

  York Support Services Network

  Health Coach Certification

  Institute for Integrative Nutrition

  Mindfulness level 1&2

  Integrative Stress Management Program

  Non-violent Crisis Prevention

  Crisis Prevention Institute

• 2003

  Master's degree

  Master’s Dissertation: Sleeping on the Margins: the role of social capital in the housing patterns of refugee claimants in the GVRD.

  Geography

  The University of British Columbia

• 1999

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  Honours Thesis: Explaining Immigrant Labour Market Segmentation: the case of Filipino healthcare workers in Toronto.

  Geography

  York University

• Diversity & Inclusion

  Teaching

  Research

  Community Engagement

  Public Policy

  Public Speaking

  Coaching

  Hyndman

  J.

  D’Addario

  S. and Stevens

  Matt. (2014). Refugee Research Synthesis 2009-2013. A CERIS report submitted to Citizenship and Immigration Canada

  Ottawa.

  D’Addario

  S. (2012). Finding Home in Toronto’s Suburbs: Immigration

  Gender and Home Work Relations. York University

  Toronto.

  Preston

  V.

  Murnaghan

  A.

  Murdie

  B.

  Logan

  J.

  Wedlock

  J.

  Anucha

  U.

  Agrawal

  S. D’Addario

  S. and Kwak

  M. (2010). Seeking Affordable Homeownership in the Suburbs: A Case Study of Immigrants in York Region. Canadian Issues

  Fall.

  Preston

  V.

  Murdie

  R.

  D’Addario

  S.

  Sibanda

  P.

  Murnaghan

  A.

  with Logan

  J. and Ahn

  M. (2012). Toronto Newcomers Face Major Challenges and Risk of Homelessness. CERIS Working Paper.

  Hiebert

  D.

  D’Addario

  S.

  and Sherrell

  S. (2009). Taking Care of Their own? Or Falling Between the Cracks? Absolute and Relative Homelessness Among Immigrants

  Refugees

  and Refugee Claimants in Vancouver. In J. D. Hulchanski et al.

  ‘Finding Home: Po

  Preston

  V.

  Murdie

  R.

  D’Addario

  S.

  Sibanda

  P.

  Murnaghan

  A.

  with Logan

  J. and Ahn

  M. (2011). Precarious Housing and Hidden Homelessness Among Refugees

  Asylum Seekers

  and Immigrants in Toronto. CERIS Working Paper

  No. 87.

  D’Addario

  S. (2011). Examining Absolute and Relative Homelessness in North Ontario: A case-study of Thunder Bay

  Ontario. A Report for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

  D'Addario

  PhD

  D'Addario

  PhD

  Centennial College

  CERIS

  University of Toronto

  York University

  York Support Services Network

  York University

  RYB

  Health and Wellness Corp

  Mosaic Settlement BC

  Toronto

  ON

  •\tCo-launched a successful health coaching company that has demonstrated community outreach strategies and established cross-referral relations in the Toronto health sector \n•\tStrong focus on tailored pathways to health with emphasis on the social determinants of health; established customer-centric culture of communication

  collaboration and accountability\n•\tDemonstrated financial management including organizing budgets and the financial portfolio (Quickbooks)

  invoicing and billing \n•\tResponsible for marketing strategies and promotion through the creation and maintenance of the business website and social media outlets \n•\tOverseer of human resources responsibilities such as recruitment

  managing hiring and training staff

  CEO & Co-founder

  RYB

  Health and Wellness Corp

  •\tDesigned and taught a core social science course: Urbanization

  Contemporary Cities and Urban Life (GGR124) to over 500 students\n•\tDesigned the entire course which included course layout

  reading lists

  weekly 120 minute lectures

  the creation and marking of assignments and exams

  and course website\n•\tSupervised a team of 10 teachers

  overseeing 15 tutorials

  and designed master marking schemes\n•\tAbove average course evaluations

  University of Toronto

  Immigration and Refugee Research Analyst

  •\tInformed policy gaps pertaining to refugee settlement in Canada\n•\tSynthesized all research pertaining to refugee settlement in Canada from 2009-2013\n•\tConducted a Gap Analysis

  determining and documenting resources

  services and programs for refugee settlement\n•\tCo-published a policy review of refugee settlement for Citizenship and Immigration Canada with concrete policy recommendations

  CERIS

  Mosaic Settlement BC

  Vancouver

  Canada Area

  •\tCo-designed an evidence-based

  multiple points of contact study on immigrant homelessness that combed both qualitative and quantitative methods entitled

  A Study on the Profile of Absolute and Relative Homelessness Among Immigrants and Refugees in the GVRD.\n•\tCollaborated and led meetings with all stakeholders and funders including federal and municipal representatives

  settlement agencies and academics \n•\tSummarized policy documents

  research and all academic literature pertaining to immigrant settlement and housing patterns into a comprehensive literature review\n•\tConducted

  transcribed and analyzed 35 in-depth interviews with recent refugees\n•\tCo-wrote a final report for the Homelessness Partnering Secretariat which highlighted policy suggestions on settlement service and housing provision in Vancouver

  BC.\n•\tSuccessfully disseminated the findings to community members

  local media

  in national conferences and in various publications

  Homelessness & Housing Research Coordinator

  Funded by the Homelessness Partnering Strategy & Human Resources and Skills Development Canada \n•\tCo-designed the Toronto portion of a federally funded pan-Canadian study entitled: The Housing Experiences of Immigrants and Refugees in Montreal

  Toronto

  and\nVancouver. \n•\tIntegrated stakeholders’ ideas into the research design which included 11 community and settlement organizations

  government representatives and academics \n•\tConducted field research

  compiled and interpreted data from focus groups and surveys\n•\tSynthesized research on immigration and settlement into a comprehensive literature review \n•\tSummarized key policy suggestions based on research findings\n•\tDisseminated research findings to community organizations and in various publications

  York University

  Community Engagement Lead

  York Support Services Network

  York University

  York Region

  ON

  •\tCreated a master database that logged all York Region human services including housing

  education

  employment and settlement services\n•\tCompiled a statistical snapshot of vulnerable populations (recent immigrants

  seniors and low-income groups) in York Region using census data \n•\tAnalyzed and reported the ratio (supply versus demand) of human services in York Region in relation to its vulnerable populations \n•\tProvided policy recommendations to team leads for more accessible and adequate service provision in York region

  Community Infrastructure Analyst

  •\tTaught introductory and senior level courses on Canadian Immigration

  Refugee Studies and Race and Ethnic Relations\n•\tDesigned entire courses which included course layout

  reading lists

  weekly 120 minute lectures

  the creation and marking of assignments and exams

  and the course website \n•\tSupervised and mentored 4 teachers\n•\tExcellent course evaluations

  York University

  Centennial College

  Toronto

  Ontario

  Canada

  Manager of Global Citizenship

  Equity and a Inclusion programs

  York Region

  ON

  Funded by the Homelessness Partnering Strategy and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada\nSeptember 2008- June 2009\n•\tWorked with local community organizations to assess the adequacy of York Region housing for new immigrants\n•\tConducted a comprehensive review of policy documents and academic literature regarding immigrants’ housing patterns\n•\tCarried out in-depth interviews with key actors in the immigrant

  housing and settlement services sectors in York Region in addition to leading focus groups with newcomers\n•\tAnalyzed both qualitative and quantitative data and summarized findings for final reports\n•\tCo-wrote reports for key community organizations and for publication in community and academic journals\n•\tCo-published the final report filed with the Homelessness Partnering Secretariat entitled

  Immigrants and Homelessness: At Risk in Canada’s Outer Suburbs. A Pilot Study in York Region.

  Immigration & Housing Policy Researcher

  York University